Backport of ARM cache, RTL and TMS570 to RTEMS 4.11 Was: Simple question about RTL

[Chris Johns]

On 04/10/2016 09:51, Pavel Pisa wrote:
> Hello Chris and Joel,
>
> I would like to correct my mistake which breaks RTEMS 4.11 build for non-ARM
> architectures, as fast as possible. Proposed solution on devel list.
>
> [PATCH] libdl/rtl-obj.c: synchronize cache should not depend on CPU_CACHE_LINE_BYTES.
>
> [PATCH] bsps/arm: do not introduce CPU_CACHE_LINE_BYTES in 4.11 and correct CPU_STRUCTURE_ALIGNMENT.
>
> I have checked 4.11 build with patches for Raspberry Pi 2 and TMS570.
> including RTL functionality on targets. I have tested 4.11 that it
> works on TMS570 with lwIP in build without initialization when
> loaded to SDRAM with external init and standalone RTEMS Flash version
> which includes complete RTEMS driven initialization.
>
> I have tested that i386 builds and checked to run ticker,
> my dlopen and PCI i82557b/fxp1 betworking tests in QEMU.
> i386 build has been done mainly to check that I have not
> introduced problem to non-ARM architectures this time.

Great.

> Do you agree with fixes?

Yes.

> What is your opinion for CPU_CACHE_LINE_BYTES in 4.11.
> Do you agree/prefer that it should not be introduced back
> (which I have done by mistake) and kept as 4.12 specific?

I agree it should not be introduced back into 4.11.

Chris